Boxer Wladimir Klitshko auctioned his Olympic gold medal to raise money for underprivileged Ukrainian children. He raised $1,000,000. The buyer immediately returned the medal to Wladimir as he wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
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There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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At 120 miles per hour, a Formula One car generates so much downforce that it can drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel.
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The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
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Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
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At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
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Kobe Bryant was named after a steak.
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